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Jessamine, a charming name occasionally heard in England, is just beginning to be appreciated in the U.S. as a possible successor to all the Jess names of the past. It's also spelled Jessamyn, as in Quaker novelist JessamynWest, author of Friendly Persuasion--who started life with Jessamyn as her middle name.

Jessamine began to be used as a first name in Britain around 1900, along with other flower-related names. Yasmin and Yasmine are other Jasmine variations.

Famous People Named Jessamine

Pop Culture References for the Name Jessamine

Jessamine Wentworth, one of 12 sisters in HeatherDixon's book "Entwined"
Jessamine Lovelace Gray, character in "The Infernal Devices" series
Miss Jessamine, character in "Jackanapes" (1879) by JulianaEwing
Jessamine County, KentuckyEmpress Jessamine Kaldwin, character in "Dishonored" the videogame

Pop Culture References for the Name Jessamine

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